THE HORSE TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1501, 25 July 1912, Page 8

THE HORSE TRADE.

•MELBOURNE MARKET PROSPECTS,

. HEAVIER TYPE REQUIRED. Writing in reference to tho horse market to : Mr. George Sullivan, of Brydone, an exporter of horses to the Commonwealth, Messrs. Adamson, Strottlo and Co., of Melbourne, say"Wo think that really good.stallions will sell well, also good young -mares; but we" fear that inferior horses .will -lie very hard to get rid of; in' fact,;:v/o do,not think that they will sell at all. Ciood geldings are selling oxtra well over here, but, of course, they must be young, big, and souud. We quite agree with you that the class of horse they are breeding in New Zealand is far too "light for the Melbourne trade, and that is the reason; thcy. are going in here for Shire stallions, so:-as to get heavier \geldingsl It is" iC. pity 4 that this stato of affairs :should exist; but if New Zealanders would . only listeii .to Teason and breed a heavier type of-horse;-they could easily hold the trade here.. .There- is nS uso in shutting one's eyes to tho fact that the Australianwill not have anything to do with the new type of Clydesdale. Just to let you see how it is, even in this bad.- season, they are going up to 800 guineas for . Shirev and wfjl not have tho light-boned Clydesdale at any price. ..... "We feel sure that, if the heavy Clydesdale" we used to have were: offered, then the Shire would have to go, as there is no comparison between the two breeds. Wo are all for Clydesdales; but not- the extreme new type, as we cannot sell them, and breeders in _ Now Zealand will stop • very soon to consider what they are doing, as, in. our opinion, they- have already gone too far. Over here there is a great market, and always will . be. provided the right: class of horse' is offered. But, .'as we have' already told you, if you do not breed a heavier sort you will lose the market, and orders from tho Commonwealth for horses will bo sent to England.". .